Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-20
PRORIBITORY LAWS.

at this time:
Maine, 1887. A committee of thu
Maine Legislature reported that the law!
giving the right to sell ardent spirit:
should be repealed and law prohibiting
the sale of all spirits passed.
1898. Similar action wa:
taken by the Legislatures of Connecticut
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
York, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
Illinois, 1889. The Legislature passed
q locaI-option law and several Other
states followed the example during the
period up TO 1847.
Maine, 1916, passed the first prohibi
tory liquor law. It was repealed in 1856
and was re-enacted in 1858, and is now
in force.
Delaware, I847, passed a prohibitory
law which was pronounced unconstitu,
tional in 1913.
New Hampshire, 1849. A prohibitory
law was submitted to the people and
adopted by them by three-fourths vote
Another law passed in 1855 is now in
force.
Michigan. 1850, incorporated in her
state constitution prohibition of the
granting of licenses to sell liquors. In
1853 she adopted a prohibitory law which
was declared unconstitutional in 1854, re-
enacted in 1856 and repealed in 1875.
Ohio, 1851, adopted a constitutional
provision similar to that of Michigan. A
Law restricting the sale of liquor in some
respects was passed In 1854. The "Smlth
Sunday Iaw' was enacted in 1882, the
"Pond tax law" the same year, and the
"Scott tax law" in 1883. The Supreme
court of the state pronounced the last two
unconstitutional.
Minnesota, 1852, passed a prohihtory
law which has been modified by subse-
quent laws.
Rhode Island, 1852, passed a prohibit
tory law which was declared unconstitu-
tional in 1858. 1t was amended in 1858
and ratified by the people. Another law
was passed in 1874 and repealed in 1875.
A stringent law was passed in 1885, and
is now in force.
Massachusetts, 1852, passed a law
which was declared unconstitutional in
1858. a new law was passed in 1855, re-
pealed in 1868, restored in 1869, modified
in 1870, made more stringent in 1871. In
1873 it's CHEER clause" was repealed and
in 1875 license substituted. The law has
been variously modified since, leaving
local option as the provision under which
half the towns of Massachusetts, now have
prohibition.
Vermont, 1852, passed law which has
continued in force to the present time.
New York, 1858, the Legislature passed
prohibitorY law which wis vetoed by
Governor Seymour. The law was re-
passed in 1865 and declared unconstitu-
tional in 1856.
Connecticut, 1854, passed law which
was repealed in 1872. A local option law
in towns now prevails.
Indiana, 1856, passed proh1bitory
law, but the Supreme court of the state
was equally divided on it's constitution
ality, and it became dead letter.
Iowa, 1856, passed a law which was
modified and became dead letter. The
question of prohibition was submitted to
the people in 1882 and was carried by a
majority of %, 759. A strong law was
enacted in 1884 and is now on the statute
books.
Nebraska, 1856, passed law which
was practically repealed in 1880.
Illinois, 1855 The Legislature passed
aIaw which was voted down by the peo-
pie. The Harper High License law,
passed in 1888, is now in force.
Kansas, 1856, passed law which was
replaced by constitutional amendment
in 1880.
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Mary
land and Minnesota have since 1870
passed local option laws, and the most of
the states of the Union have adopted laws
restricting the sale of spirituous liquors
on Sunday, and prohibited their sale to